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Different tree-building methods consistently place the SARS corona-virus (SARS-CoV) as a basal Group 2 coronavirus rather than as an ungrouped species as concluded by others. Detailed comparisons of the SARS-CoV genomic sequence with those of six other coronaviruses failed to find evidence of recombination or genomic rearrangement using computational methods designed for that purpose.
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Gibbs, A., Gibbs, M. & Armstrong, J. The phylogeny of SARS coronavirus. Arch Virol 149, 621–624 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-003-0244-0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-003-0244-0